Redeeming Guantanamo: Two Scientists Propose New Mission For The Infamous Detention Center

—by Natasha Geiling Think Progress ince he was a presidential candidate, President Obama has called for the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba. Now, two academics have a unique idea for what the land could be used for if the

How the GOP’s Shutdown is Affecting Refugees

— by David Miliband, International Rescue Committee, President and CEO Late last week the State Department reluctantly announced that they would have to extend to three weeks the standard one-week moratorium that takes place at the beginning of each fiscal year. The

Speaker Boehner & his GOP Brethren Approve KXL, Spread Propaganda

I certainly hope that Representative Mark Amodei and Representative Joe Heck made a call to their insurance agents and purchased personal liability insurance for Tar Sands oil spills, because today the voted FOR passage of HR3, the Northern Route Approval Act, legislation introduced by Rep.

Pledge to resist Keystone XL

The clock is ticking — 45 days and counting — on the most important comment period yet for stopping the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The State Department released its latest report on the pipeline last Friday, and it utterly downplays the